Garment-display chair.



S. MARCUS.

GARMENT DISPLAY GHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED 5411.22, 1913.

1,093,562. Patented Apr. 14, 1914,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON MARCUS, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT-DISPLAY CHAIR.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON MARCUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vorcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful GarmentDisplay Chair, of which the following is a specification.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide in a single piece of furniture a chair suitable for general use in a store or the like, and a display form suitable for displaying coats, dresses, skirts, cloth and the like, and especially to provide a construction in which a chair of ordinary form having a fixed back is provided with means whereby a garment or the like can be supported at the top of the back and held out from the seat of the chair so that it can be plainly seen by the customer and so that there will be no danger of having it touch the floor While being displayed; to provide a construction in which the display portion under ordinary circumstances is entirely concealed and does not interfere with the use of the chair as a chair, and in which by simply releasing a latch or the like the display device is automatically brought out into proper position for holding a garment; and also to provide adjustable means by which the garment can be held on the display device at any desired elevation.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a chair constructed in accordance with this invention with the display parts folded up and concealed within the back; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing these parts extended into suitable position for use as a display device; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the chair in the position shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on enlarged scale on the line 4l4t of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on enlarged scale on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

The invention is shown as applied to a chair of simple construction suitable for use in stores or the like. This chair as usual is provided with a stationary seat 10 and a stationary back 11. The chair constitutes the supporting frame of the device. This back is shown as nearly vertical, but it will be understood that the invention can be applied to practically all kinds of backs, and to all kinds of chairs suitable for use in stores.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 22, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Serial No. 743,465.

The front of the back of the chair is formed by a member or plate 12 pivoted to the back of the chair at the point 13 near the top of the back, and housed within the back when in the position shown in Fig. 1. This member is shown as provided with proecting flanges 14L fitting in recesses 15 on the back to form a convenient stop for the pivoted member, and also to make a neat joint at this point. Under normal conditions this member hangs down within the back and it is not apparent from the front that it is movable. It is provided with an eye or the like 17 and the stationary part of the back is provided with a spring-pressed catch 18 therefor. In the upper part of the back near the pivot is a flat spring 19, and when the catch 18 is depressed to disconnect it from the eye 17 this spring swings the pivoted member out forwardly until a pair of pivoted links 20 connected with the back of the chair and pivoted member come into alinement as shown in Fig. 2. They are provided with projections 21 which hold them in that position. When it is desired to close the device up, these joints have to be broken by lifting them and then the pivoted plate or member 12 can be swung back into the recess in the back of the chair when the catch 18 automatically locks it in that position.

Another feature of the invention is an adjustable slide 25 movable up and down in ways in the back of the chair and provided at the top with hooks 26 and 27 for supporting coat hangers or the like. This slide is provided with teeth 28 and the back of the chair is provided with any kind of a spring latch 29 for engaging the teeth. This slide can be raised to the desired height and then the catch will hold it there. When the catch is released it drops down into the back so as to be entirely concealed.

In the use of the device it will be understood from what has been said already that the chair can be used as a chair without hindrance from the attachments which are applied to it, and all that is necessary to permit such use is to drop the slide down and swing the plate back until they are both concealed within the back of the chair. lVhen it is desired to use the chair as a display rack the plate or member 12 is released. The spring then swings it out until the knuckle joints hold it and the slide 25 is drawn up out of the back. Then a coat,

sive to make and is useful as a chair when 1 skirt or the like, preferably on a hanger, is applied to it by attaching the hanger to the hook 26 and then the slide can be raised as far as desired in order to bring the garment to the right position over the inclined plate. in addition to the fact that the garment is adjusted to the proper height and held in a convenient position for observation without necessitating the custon er steeping over, it will be observed that any desired number of garments can be spread on the device, one over the other, and if any other salesman wishes to display one of them he does not have to handle them all over but can see from the upper portions what ones he may want and remove them readily without disturbing the other garments. Also it does away with the liability of dropping the garments on the floor, and thus saves much time and trouble on the part of the clerks and much wrinkling and soiling of the garments displayed. At the same time it is inexpennot in use as a display device. Although I have illustrated and described I Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

only one form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claim. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact form shown but hat I do claim is In a chair the combination with a seat and a fixed back, of means extending from a point near the top of the back forward to a point near the .t'ront of the seat for supporting a garment or the like in -trout of the back, a device mounted on the back and adapted to be projected above the top of: the back for supporting a garment hanger above the first named means. and means for holdin said device adjustably in raised position.

in testimony whereof l. have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SOLOM'ON MARCUS. lVitnesses ALBERT E. FAY, C. Fonnnsr \Vnssox.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

